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Performance - better after switching to maintenance?

sengalissa
sengalissa Posts: 253 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
Hi

When you upped your calories to maintenance, did you notice a big change in your cardio and your lifting?

Sengalissa

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    for sure...I am not at maitenance yet and I have found my lifting numbers are increasing esp my upper body lifts like my bench and my OHP. I have stalled at 120lbs for a while but moving to 130lbs Wednesday since I nailed 128.5 on Friday and my OHP is at 90lbs.

    I have tonnes more energy for cardio (aka biking) after lifting as well.

    I have another 100 calories a day to add after this week...50 calories a week so I can get used to it.
  • sengalissa
    sengalissa Posts: 253 Member
    for sure...I am not at maitenance yet and I have found my lifting numbers are increasing esp my upper body lifts like my bench and my OHP. I have stalled at 120lbs for a while but moving to 130lbs Wednesday since I nailed 128.5 on Friday and my OHP is at 90lbs.

    I have tonnes more energy for cardio (aka biking) after lifting as well.

    I have another 100 calories a day to add after this week...50 calories a week so I can get used to it.
    Sounds awesome!
    Thinking about doing a recomp instead of deficit for another 3-5lbs... My OHP has been stalling for long, and so has my running PB. I am beginning to be impatient because my fitness goals are compromised by my fat loss goals.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    I started maintenance last Thursday night, but I only lift on Monday and Thursdays mornings, so I can't say what effect it will have on my lifting. But I do seem to have more energy doing cardio. I've been eating like crazy, so I have had to do a lot of cardio too. But so far I've held steady around 175 pounds. I'm sure it will take me a few weeks to settle down to steady calorie input. I look forward to the challenge.

    Larro

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